Politics
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
How a Successful EPA Effort to Reduce Climate-Warming ‘Immortal’ Chemicals Stalled
By Phil McKenna
New Documents Unveiled in Congressional Hearings Show Oil Companies Are Slow-Rolling and Overselling Climate Initiatives, Democrats Say
By Nicholas Kusnetz
City and State Officials Continue Searching for the Cause of Last Week’s E. Coli Contamination of Baltimore’s Water
By Aman Azhar
Rural Pennsylvanians Set to Vote for GOP Candidates Who Support the Natural Gas Industry
By Jon Hurdle
Drifting Toward Disaster: the (Second) Rio Grande
By Dylan Baddour
Chilean Voters Reject a New Constitution That Would Have Provided Groundbreaking Protections for the Rights of Nature
By Katie Surma
A Court Blocks Oil Exploration and Underwater Seismic Testing Off South Africa’s ‘Wild Coast’
By Katie Surma
Is the Paris Agreement Working?
By Bob Berwyn
Climate Envoy John Kerry Seeks Restart to US Emissions Talks With China
By Eleni Varvitsioti and Aime Williams, The Financial Times
Two Md. Lawmakers Demand Answers from Environmental Regulators. The Hogan Administration Says They’ll Have to Wait
By Aman Azhar
Earthjustice Is Suing EPA Over Coal Ash Dumps, Which Leak Toxins Into Groundwater
By James Bruggers
Big Agriculture and the Farm Bureau Help Lead a Charge Against SEC Rules Aimed at Corporate Climate Transparency
By Georgina Gustin
The New US Climate Law Will Reduce Carbon Emissions and Make Electricity Less Expensive, Economists Say
By Marianne Lavelle
Laredo Confronts Drought and Water Shortage Without a Wealth of Options
By Dylan Baddour
State Tensions Rise As Water Cuts Deepen On The Colorado River
By Aydali Campa
The Navy Abandons a Plan to Develop a Golf Course on a Protected Conservation Site Near the Naval Academy in Annapolis
By Aman Azhar
